Progressive Era Quest

Progressive Era

The period beginning in the late 1890s and ending in 1920, widespread social, economic, and political reform in the United States.

Lynching

hanging someing, for a alleged offense

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States

“Birth of a nation”

came out in 1915, widely considered the first American blockbuster. Popularized the view that white southerners were victimized by efforts to make the country fairer and that the KKK had saved the south from tyranny and chaos

Muckraking

(investigative) Muckraking is the practice of searching for and publishing unpleasant, scandalous, or corrupt information about people, businesses, or government institutions to make it public.

Professional class

emerged as a distinct, college-educated middle stratum of salaried mental workers, experts, and managers. Rather than owning heavy industry or performing manual labor, they derived their status from specialized training, credentialing, and technical expertise

Socialists

people who support socialism—an economic and political philosophy that favors social, public, or collective ownership of the means of production (such as factories, land, tools, and resources) instead of private corporate ownership.

Monopolies

business that completely or almost completely controls the supply of a specific product, service, or marketplace with little to no meaningful competition

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.

Sherman Antitrust Act

is a federal law passed in 1890 that prohibits monopolistic business practices and promotes free competition in the U.S. economy

Meat Inspection Act

made it illegal to sell adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products, and it forced packinghouses to meet strict sanitary standards

“The Jungle”

a book to expose the harsh exploitation of immigrant workers in Chicago’s meatpacking industry

Pure Food and Drug Act

prohibited the interstate transport, manufacture, or sale of adulterated (impure or unsafe) or mislabeled food, drugs, medicines, and liquors

Hepburn Act

a 1906 United States federal law (enacted on June 29, 1906) that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to control railroad shipping rates and greatly expanded its regulatory authority

Triangle Shirtwaist Company

a prominent ready-made clothing manufacturer in New York City owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. Burnt down in a fire with 146 people dying

Organized Labor(unions)

groups of workers who join together to negotiate with employers as a single unit for better wages, safer working conditions, and fairer benefit

William H. Taft

previously served as governor of the Philippines, easily defeated the Democratic nominee, William Jennings Bryan.

Woodrow Wilson

an (arguably more conservative) Democrat, was elected President in 1912

16th Amendment

gave congress the power to impose an income tax, thus providing an important tool that would be used later to expand the role and size of the federal government.

Populist Party

was a left-wing agrarian political party in the United States during the late 19th century.

17 Amendment

provided for the direct election of U.S. senators, who under the original constitution were appointed by state legislatures rather chosen directly by the people

Women’s suffrage

the legal right of women to vote in national and local elections

19th amendment

giving women the right to vote

Birth control movement

a 20th-century social reform campaign in the United States designed to legalize, make accessible, and destigmatize contraception and family planning

Margaret Sanger

American nurse, writer, and feminist activist who founded the birth control movement

Temperance movement

a 19th and early 20th-century social and political campaign that promoted moderation or complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

18th Amendment

banned the sale of liquor in the U.S. after 1920

Repealed

to formally revoke or end

21st Amendment

officially repealed the 18th Amendment and ended nationwide Prohibition on December 5, 193

20th Amendment

created to allow a president elect to take the office of president on January 20th following the November election